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AllaN01Bear

(29,798 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:49 PM Mar 17

why i like trains.

i like the shear sise of them, but there are some verl small real ones too i like the noize they make esp : a steam eengine going chug chugs and its whistle on a dark summer night going whoo whoo whoo as well calling for the crossings . i like to watch my toy and model trains going round and round on my layout board.they mesmorize my on a freight train, i like to imagine where the goods are gong and on pasenger trains the same thing. i like them all from th tinest t gauge to the full siz shinkansen bullet train. i worrked on passenger trains at a traain park, railtown 1897 in james town ca . had lots of fun safely.

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why i like trains. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Mar 17 OP
Cool hobby, Bear SheltieLover Mar 17 #1
me too also. AllaN01Bear Mar 17 #2
I like trains too. LoisB Mar 17 #3

SheltieLover

(81,698 posts)
1. Cool hobby, Bear
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:53 PM
Mar 17

I always wondered when I would see a passenger train where all the people are going. Lol

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